fashion plate

Example Sentences

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It was Margaret, the rebel, who was renowned as a fashion plate in Dior and other designers, and her influence on Elizabeth was tangible.

From Seattle Times • May 26, 2022

The man at the counter, a slim Cape Cod fashion plate with tanned arms popping out of his tank top, looked me over gravely, lowered his voice and confided something amazing.

From New York Times • May 11, 2022

Barbie Gilbert is no Pamela Anderson look-alike or a celebrity fashion plate, as earlier Barbie iterations usually were.

From Washington Post • Aug. 13, 2021

A drab housewife becomes a Paris fashion plate, then meets her ex-husband.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2021

As usual, I thought I was quite a fashion plate!

From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata